Pacgen Appoints Peter Sheu as COO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire -03/06/12)- Pacgen Biopharmaceuticals Corporation ("Pacgen" or the "Company") (TSX-V: PGA.V - News) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter Sheu as Chief Operating Officer ("COO"). Mr. Sheu will oversee and implement Pacgen's business development programs. His responsibilities will include strategic planning, formulating and negotiating joint venture and partnership agreements, establishing business relationships, and coordinating with partners, regulators and other stakeholders.

Mr. Sheu brings to Pacgen over 20 years of global business development and operational experience from his previous senior executive roles, in both private and publicly traded companies. He has been involved in technology and consumer products industries, and dealt with many strategic business transactions integrating North American and Asian markets. Mr. Sheu was key to the growth of eGene, Inc., a provider of high-tech biotechnology devices and consumables, from its founder stage to its subsequent acquisition by NASDAQ-listed QIAGEN in 2007. He received a Master of Science degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

"Business development is critical to Pacgen's current strategic plan to transform itself into a revenue-generating life science company" said Dr. Ming S. Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Pacgen. "Peter will be a great addition to our team and will help accelerate the completion of business initiatives currently undertaken by Pacgen," added Dr. Liu.

The Company also announced that it has granted stock options to Mr. Sheu to acquire 400,000 common shares at $0.06 per share until February 16, 2017.

About Pacgen

Pacgen is a life science technology company focused on the commercialization of biomedical products and services, including its previous development of novel therapeutic drug candidates. The Company is currently looking to facilitate its corporate transformation from a bio-pharma R&D business into a revenue-generating company. For additional information, please visit www.pacgenbiopharm.com.

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